United States

• 1800 Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation

• 1961 JFK accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs

Minnesota

• The Honeycrisp apple became Minnesota’s state fruit in 2006.

• The common loon is Minnesota’s state bird.

Benton County

• Benton was one of only three original Minnesota counties officially opened to settlers.

• Sauk Rapids was separately organized as a village in 1881.

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